Nila, a 41-year-old Swedish Member of Parliament, comes from the Vikhe Patil family, political heavyweights from Maharashtra.
Nila, a 41-year-old Swedish Member of Parliament, comes from the Vikhe Patil family, political heavyweights from Maharashtra. Born in Sweden, Nila got associated with the Youth Green Party when she was 15.
We need to work on making our earth as habitable planet with clean water and living nature,” Nila said while speaking to agencies. Speaking to TOI, her father Ashok Vikhe Patil said she visits India at least once a year. She is determined to work for the environment and the rights of poor and children,” he said.
PUNE: Nila Vikhe Patil, daughter of Maharashtra educationist Ashok Vikhe Patil, made it to the Swedish Parliament after being elected from the Stockholm City constituency. Her grandfather, late Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, was a Union minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government, while her uncle and BJP senior Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil is currently serving as a cabinet minister in the Maharashtra government. “I want to work towards securing every child’s future. “I feel proud that she is taking forward the legacy of my grandfather and father. She does not like injustice. Nila completed her MBA in Economics and Law from Gothenburg School of Business and also at the University De Complutense in Madrid before serving as a political adviser in the Swedish Prime Minister’s Office. Her uncle, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, is a Maharashtra minister. She also served as a political adviser in the Swedish Prime Minister’s Office, focusing on finance, taxes and housing during the Stefan Lofven administration.
Earlier reporting noted: Nila is the great-granddaughter of the founder of Asia’s first cooperative sugar factory, Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, and granddaughter of late Union minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil. Earlier reporting noted: She has been a member of the Stockholm City Council. Earlier reporting noted: Maharashtra minister’s niece Nila Vikhe Patil elected to Swedish Parliament Nila Vikhe Patil, daughter of Maharashtra educationist Ashok Vikhe Patil, was elected to the Swedish Parliament on Saturday from the Stockholm City constituency.